After several years of stellar dividend growth, including some near record-breaking years, S&P 500 companies are expected to deliver slower payout growth in 2016.
That does not mean the case for dividend exchange-traded funds has eroded. It does, however, mean investors should explore those ETFs with the ability to deliver consistent dividend across multiple market environments.
New Offerings
A pair of new dividend ETFs could prove up to that challenge. Reality Shares DIVCON Dividend Defender ETF (BATS: DFND) and the Reality Shares DIVCON Dividend Guard ETF (BATS: GARD) debuted Thursday courtesy of San Diego-based Reality Shares. The two new ETFs adhere to Reality Shares' DIVCON dividend rating system.
Methodology
“DIVCON is a proprietary dividend health rating methodology which systematically ranks companies' ...
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